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Oklahoma's Caves & Prairies ecoregion dazzles visitors with its lush landscape, and a rich mosaic of grassland and forest. Plan a rustic getaway at Western Hills Resort Ranch and the adjoining Sequoyah State Park, where golf, tennis, horseback riding, chuckwagon cookouts and more await. Oklahoma's rich American Indian heritage is abundant in the region, with destinations including the Five Civilized Tribes Museum and Ataloa Lodge in Muskogee. The Fort Gibson Historic Site captures the territorial spirit with a re-constructed log stockade, and the Honey Springs Battlefield comes alive every three years as reenactors recreate the largest Civil War battle in Indian Territory. Pay homage to Oklahoma's first world-famous celebrity, Will Rogers, at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore.
Oklahoma's 12th - and only unofficial - ecoregion, Urban Turf, offers cosmopolitan flair blended with the Wild West lifestyle. The Sooner State's largest metropolitan areas, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, provide visitors with a unique mix of cultural experiences, colorful history, world-class shopping and dining, vibrant nightlife and more. Western heritage is found at destinations including the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa and Oklahoma City's National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Visit two of Oklahoma's newest attractions, the Oklahoma Aquarium in Jenks and the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, or enjoy an amazing array of water sports and other outdoor activities at Lake Hefner, Lake Overholser and Lake Stanley Draper in Oklahoma City and along the Arkansas River in Tulsa.
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Tulsa is a major cultural center in America's heartland, home of art deco treasures and nationally renowned museums. It has an air of sophistication and a spirit of artistic enthusiasm that is rarely found in similar cities. Tulsa offers some unique places to visit and explore, including: Philbrook Museum of Art - one of America's top 65 art museums & one of only 5 museums in the nation with the unique combination of historic home, art collections & gardens; Gilcrease Museum - The world's largest collection of western art and memorabilia, with more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by 400 western and non-western artists from colonial times to the present; Downtown Art Deco District - many of Tulsa's beautiful buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as outstanding examples of Art Deco style.
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